Bride of the Orient

A melancholic, morally complex portrait of two isolated people attempting connection across language and culture, shadowed by exploitation, prejudice, and unresolved questions about consent and belonging.

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.